Canadian mining journal July-December 1915 . re thirty-live follows actively on-gaged in the work, and a large advisory staff. The October 15, 1915 THE CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL 621 work has been until recently carried on in a temporarybuilding, with a number of smaller other buildingserected for larger scale operations than it is conveni-ent to carry out in a laboratory room. Some of theproblems that at present are being attacked relate tobaking, the manufacture of yeast, fats and oils, theabatement of the smoke nuisance, copper, glue, petro-leum, natural gas. foods, coating of steel with coppe


Canadian mining journal July-December 1915 . re thirty-live follows actively on-gaged in the work, and a large advisory staff. The October 15, 1915 THE CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL 621 work has been until recently carried on in a temporarybuilding, with a number of smaller other buildingserected for larger scale operations than it is conveni-ent to carry out in a laboratory room. Some of theproblems that at present are being attacked relate tobaking, the manufacture of yeast, fats and oils, theabatement of the smoke nuisance, copper, glue, petro-leum, natural gas. foods, coating of steel with copper,effect o fa high potential on chemical reaction, corro-sion of steel, fertilizers, notation of ores, aluminum,glass, leather, etc. The growth is now rapid and steady, and compan-ies are coming continually with problems for the system was well established, many multiplefellowships were started, in which several men aretinder the direction of senior fellow, who is responsibleto the administration for his juniors. While as yet. The Librarj hut tew nsults have been published, it may be saidthat those that have, have been most gratifying. Ofcourse the system could not have grown hut on a basisof success. The industrialists have given a most gen-erous trust and eo-operation, ami have donated muchapparatus, and the best proof of the fact thai the systrio has indeed made good is that two such prominentmen in American finance have given their money andallowed their names to \»- used in the title of the InItitute, During the six years of actual working of thescheme, any inherent weaknesses would surely have appeared, had there been any, but such has not I n the case. Let us therefore look over the system .is pro-posed by Dr. Duncan in the North American Review for May. 1!»M7 and subsequently in his book, TheChemistry of Commerce, before any experiment ofthe kind had been tried. Then let us read Ins nee iunlin Some Chemical Problems of Today of the work after the lapse


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